Food: Origin Marking

Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 26 November 2013.

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Photo of Jim Shannon Jim Shannon Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health), Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport), Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions his Department has had at EU level to ensure that companies who produce British food can display the Union flag on their produce.

Photo of George Eustice George Eustice The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The EU Commission has published draft implementing rules relating to country of origin labelling for meat. We were concerned that an earlier draft might have inadvertently banned flags from meat labels and raised this issue with the Commission. The draft rules have been amended to clarify that such symbols are permitted.

The draft rules have not yet been adopted and the UK is actively involved in negotiations.

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